Top 10: Sustainability Leaders in EMEA
Fresh from Sustainability Magazine's Top 250 Leaders in Sustainability supplement, we present the top 10 executives implementing sustainable strategies in companies in EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) that are impacting the world over.
Every CSO is a powerhouse, embedding sustainability into the DNA of their business - and amplifying the message to suppliers, partners and customers
10. Henri Bruxelles
Chief Sustainability and Strategic Business Development Officer at Danone
Industry: Food and Beverage
Henri brings more than 35 years of global leadership in operations, marketing and sustainability to his role as Chief Sustainability and Strategic Business Development Officer at Danone.
He is passionate about driving impact and has held key roles across Latin America and Europe to shape Danone’s sustainability vision and growth.
9. Julian Wentzel
Chief Sustainability Officer at HSBC
Industry: Financial Services
As Chief Sustainability Officer, Julian is responsible for setting the strategic direction for the transition to net zero across the HSBC Group and enabling the delivery of the bank's net zero strategy.
He has a particular focus on supporting the bank’s clients and customers to make progress in delivering their own transition plans by identifying opportunities to finance their diversification and decarbonisation strategies and invest in technological innovation.
8. Judith Wiese
Chief People and Sustainability Officer at Siemens
Industry: Industrial and Technology
Judith is the Chief People and Sustainability Officer of leading technology company Siemens.
Previously, Judith has held key leadership positions at Mars and DSM (now dsm-firmenich).
Judith also sits as a member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and the company’s Labour Director.
7. Antonia Wanner
Chief Sustainability Officer at Nestlé
Industry: Food and Beverage
Antonia brings years of experience in procurement to her role as Chief Sustainability Officer at Nestlé. This has allowed her to understand the business’ supply chain in great detail and make impactful changes throughout it.
Nestlé’s mission to advance regenerative food systems at scale around the world is led by Antonia.
6. Karen Pflug
Chief Sustainability Officer at IKEA
Industry: Retail
“I strive to be a high impact leader who leads with courage, inspiration and authenticity,” Karen says.
With more than 25 years of innovative thinking and business experience, Karen is a passionate and dedicated sustainability leader for more than 170,000 colleagues at IKEA and aims to tackle unsustainable consumption and rising inequity.
5. Virginie Helias
Chief Sustainability Officer at Procter & Gamble
Industry: Consumer Goods
Sustainability became Virginieâs focus in 2011. She oversees a global remit that covers all of P&Gâs brands and business units, including Pantene, Ariel and Pampers.
Virginie became the businessâ first Chief Sustainability Officer in 2018 and works to solve its biggest challenges with sustainable innovations with her team.
4. Ewan Andrew
Chief Sustainability Officer at Diageo
Industry: Food and Beverage
Ewan joined Diageo in 2002 where he focused on procurement and supply chains for many years before taking on sustainability alongside these in 2019. Now he leads the companyâs grain-to-glass sustainability strategy, including its innovative paper bottle packaging trials.
âWeâre taking an approach of progress over perfection,â Ewan says.
3. Lisa Jackson
VP of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives at Apple
Industry: Technology
As Vice President of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, Lisa oversees Apple’s efforts to minimise its impact on the environment by addressing climate change through renewable energy and energy efficiency, using greener materials and inventing new ways to conserve precious resources.
Prior to this, she served as Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency.
2. Rebecca Marmot
Chief Sustainability Officer at Unilever
Industry: Consumer Goods
Rebecca is leading the charge towards a more sustainable future by promoting eco-friendly practices and driving transformational change at Unilever, one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies.
She has worked in various sustainability roles since joining Unilever in 2007 and is known for her energy and drive to effect positive change in the world.
1. Agustín Delgado Martín
Chief Innovation and Sustainability Officer at Iberdrola
Industry: Energy
As Chief Innovation and Sustainability Officer at Iberdrola, one of the world’s most prominent energy companies, Agustín is at the forefront of the energy transition. He joined the company in 2006 and also serves on multiple boards pushing innovation in energy.
Agustín holds a M.S. in industrial engineering from the Escuela Superior Industrial of Universidad Pontificia de Comillas in Madrid and a PhD in industrial engineering from the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED).
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